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	<title>Gaiam Blog &#187; Giving Back</title>
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	<description>Experiences in living green, healthy and happy</description>
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		<title>From Despair to HOPE: How Fair Trade Changed Ging’s Life</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/from-despair-to-hope-how-fair-trade-changed-ging%e2%80%99s-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:56:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gaiam Staff</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[HOPE Fair Fashion in Action]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[How a homeless young woman found opportunity and happiness through HOPE Fair Fashion in Action.]]></description>
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		<title>Gaiam Staffers Donate School Backpacks Packed with Love</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/gaiam-staffers-donate-school-backpacks-packed-with-love/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/gaiam-staffers-donate-school-backpacks-packed-with-love/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:03:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gaiam Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gaiam Happenings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Giving Back]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crayons to Calculators]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[school supply drive]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gaiam employees donated 40 fully-packed backpacks to the Crayons to Calculators school supply drive, which aims to provide 5,000 backpacks to children in need to start their school year off right.]]></description>
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		<title>Gaiam Employees Plant an Organic Kitchen Garden at Our Colorado HQ</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/gaiam-employees-plant-an-organic-kitchen-garden-at-our-colorado-hq/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/gaiam-employees-plant-an-organic-kitchen-garden-at-our-colorado-hq/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:45:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gaiam Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gaiam Happenings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Giving Back]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[community garden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[compost]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gaiam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gardening]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[harvest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[herbs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[natural fertilizers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[organic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vegetable garden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[veggies]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[See what we're growing and how we do it organically in our employee community garden at our Colorado headquarters.]]></description>
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		<title>10 Ways to Change the World Through Social Media</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/10-ways-to-change-the-world-through-social-media/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/10-ways-to-change-the-world-through-social-media/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 20:24:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gaiam Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Giving Back]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[activism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[donating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social-media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[volunteering]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For most of us, social media has changed our lives in some meaningful way. Collectively it is changing the world for good. Given the pace of innovation and adoption, change has become a constant. This list is a reflection on its most recent and noteworthy developments.]]></description>
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		<title>Hit the Restart Button</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/hit-the-restart-button/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/hit-the-restart-button/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:15:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cheryl Terrace</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Giving Back]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yoga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[meditation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renewal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[resolutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spiritual-journey]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The inauguration of Barrack Obama represents a turn toward our better selves. Humility. Mindfulness. Compassion. Honor. Respect. Service. Giving back. Making a difference. It is the fulfillment of Yes We Can. But it is only the beginning.
The following quote is taped to the inside of my medicine cabinet; it reminds me that everyday is a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Holiday Story</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/a-holiday-story/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/a-holiday-story/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 23:18:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leslie Garrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Giving Back]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Growth]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[gift]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[holidays]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A friend of mine received a Christmas card from her niece that contained this recount. I share it with you…
A family, traveling to visit relatives for the holidays, stopped at a restaurant for a bite. The parents were tired, their two kids cranky. Food and warmth and a break from the winter roads beckoned. They [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Give Your Favorite Charity A Free Donation With Razoo</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/give-your-favorite-charity-a-free-donation-with-razoo/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/give-your-favorite-charity-a-free-donation-with-razoo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:03:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Rogel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Giving Back]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[activism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[charity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[donations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[giving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[holidays]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[philanthropy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[razoo]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.gaiam.com/?p=2297</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We're presenting the opportunity to do something special this year by offering the gift of giving to you. Our friends over at Razoo are giving away 25 $10 donation certificates for readers of our blog, which can be used to donate through their website.]]></description>
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		<title>5 Lives We&#8217;ve Lifted Up Together: Fair Trade Artisans Say Thank You</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/5-lives-weve-lifted-up-together-fair-trade-artisans-say-thank-you/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/5-lives-weve-lifted-up-together-fair-trade-artisans-say-thank-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 08:13:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gaiam Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gaiam Happenings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Giving Back]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Au Lac]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cambodia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Craft Link]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fair-trade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hagar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mae Ho]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Partners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tara Projects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[thailand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vietnam]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Does fair trade work? See how in the words of these five artisans — a few of the many shared with us from artisans and fair trade partners whose creations we offer through our One World by Gaiam Marketplace. 
“Before I didn&#8217;t have enough money for three meals a day.
&#8220;&#8230; Now I have a regular [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do We Care Too Much?</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/do-we-care-too-much/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/do-we-care-too-much/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2008 07:01:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Genpo Roshi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Giving Back]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[compassion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[generosity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[happiness]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.gaiam.com/?p=1823</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In our society we’re very concerned about how little we care, how selfish and greedy we are. We realize that we need to care more, we need to have more compassion, we need to have more empathy, we need all that. 
But what we don’t see is the other side of the coin: In some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;I Can Give a Little&#8221; &#8230; a Special Post by 12-Year-Old Elise</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/i-can-give-a-little-a-special-post-by-12-year-old-elise/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/i-can-give-a-little-a-special-post-by-12-year-old-elise/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:32:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elise Gumaer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Giving Back]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Burma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[charity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nonprofit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[orphans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Partners Relief & Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[refugees]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My Mom and Dad always told me it was important to help others in need, but even though our family works with refugees I sometimes forget why.




Boys from Karen State in Burma pray at a refugee camp sustained by Partners Relief &#38; Development, founded by Elise&#8217;s parents Steve and Oddny Gumaer.



We have everything we need, [...]]]></description>
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